Strange things your neighbors do..

[Kimmielee]

One of my neighbors puts on gloves, hauls every last thing out of his garage. Put is all on the lawn. Throws away about 2 things then puts it all back in there. Usually cussing the whole time. This has gone on every 6 months since about 99 and they still cant get 1 car in their 3 car garage. When he does it we usually go out and watch because it is so funny.

I had to check to see where you were... this is my Brother made over!

 

[VirtuallyMe]

Thanks for posting the links for me. I wasn't able to do it.

When dd gets out of the hospital I'll take some new photos of his car inside with the finished wall. It looks really nice except with the mustang in back.

His wife just laughs and shrugs with his antics. He is usually up to something but has a heart of gold and does tons for others.

Their front yard is their socialization spot and frequently many of the neighbors are there too.

To the people who think it is funny when neighbors use front yard instead of back: if it has been raining a lot we will use our front yard more too. Even though we have a large back yard. Because the back yard is muddier at times and also has more mosquitos. And at the right time of year more pollen (I'm allergic and can spend more time in the front instead of the back).

Years ago we had a neighbor who lived in a trailor across the street. They didn't bother connecting their indoor plumbing to outdoor pipes and just let it run out behind the house. Ewww

My dad was the topic of conversation by a doctor neighbor of ours one time while I was there but he didn't know it was me (surgical mask and all). My parents are neat freaks and my dad's workshop is immaculate. The neighbor was commenting how even the screws were lined up perfectly in their sorters. The others in the surgery didn't believe him. I laughed and said its true- he's talking about my dad lol.

 

[Jack-Jack]

I have a neighbor who won't let her kids play outside because they're afraid of spiders. I have another neighbor man who wears pajamas in midday. Another guy in a pretty expensive house who's too cheap to burn his gas lamps. And another guy who always sits on his front lawn drinking beer with his wife.

Nothing major.

 

[becjlek]

we had a man on our street that would go around at night with a ladder and unscrew peoples outside lights if they were left on. He called us once and wanted us to leave our outside light off. We told him we left in on for when we came in late so we could see and for our paper delivery person who delivers very early in the morning and needs to see. His wife said that the lights in the street bothered him at night. My DH told them to shut their blinds at night. They moved a few years ago.

 

[MerryPoppins]

We've had some doozies.

One we called Mr. Smiley. He lived alone. He'd look up if you said hello, but would just frown and would never respond. I never saw him leave the house except to pick up his newspaper or to "jog" in his backyard. He did laps around the small back in really tight spandex shorts, a red headband and no shirt. It was the funniest outfit. He had little bird legs and was very wrinkled and he just circled around and around.

Then there was the couple who weren't married. She used to call the police when they'd fight, but refused to ever press charges. Maybe he was really abusive, but most of the times I saw them they were in a liplock, so I think it was just a rocky relationship. I got pulled into one of the disputes when she beat on my door claiming he was going to kill her. When the police arrived she had calmed down and wanted to go back home.

Then we moved across town. The family behind us was incredible. The kids ran loose and did whatever they wanted. They used to shoot at the street lights with their BB guns and shot out three of our windows. One night one of the boys locked mom and dad out of the house and smashed up every room in the house with a baseball bat while they were trying to get inside. We were relieved when they moved away, but the new owners had to redo the whole house.

Our next door neighbors let their young teen sons and their buddies play tag on the highly sloped roof. Their roof is just like ours and my DH is nervous when he has to get up on ours. It's hard to keep your footing. The kids run and skid and slide to the edge. I know the parents know they are up there...they have to be able to hear it inside. I'd be scared to death that one would slip and fall off the roof and break his neck. Maybe they figure one less mouth to feed? But I'd also be scared that I'd get sued if a neighbor kid fell.

We have an older couple down the street that prefers to sit in the garage on lawn chairs. And if the family comes to visit they pull out more chairs and still sit in the garage. I know they have a lovely yard, so I always wonder why they choose to sit in the garage.

Our other next door neighbors like to do archery. They shoot at our privacy fence and often overshoot. We find enough arrows in the back that sometimes I wonder if the native americans are attacking. DH has told them repeatedly that we have dogs and would prefer they point another direction, but they persist.

Oh and we also used to have a scissor-snipper. He cut his grass several times a week and snipped almost daily. I know our yard drove him batty because DH only cuts ours once a week and trims the same.

My favorite neighbor by far is the little guy two doors down. He comes to visit regularly and always tells the most outlandish tall tale. We love it when he comes. Our favorite was when he told us about his dog (imaginary because we know his brother is deathly afraid of dogs). Said imaginary dog died, I won't go into the whole story, and when he told it he said in a very dramatic voice "and then we noticed our dog was dead.....dead, dead, DEAD! So now we always joke about things being dead, dead, DEAD! I feel sure his parents would be mortified at the stories he tells us, so we keep them to ourselves.

 

[Cruisin]

My somewhat odd neighbor sometimes takes pictures of my garbage cans on trash day. I can't figure it out--it's not like it's a special trash can or something.

I have been known to take pictures of my neighbors garbage cans on trash day before.

For some reason my neighbor likes to put his garbage cans as close to my car as he possibly can

In order for me to get into my car I need to move his trash cans.

I've started to take pictures so that I have proof of where he left his garbage if there is ever any doubt about me touching his "stuff".

Here are a couple of pictures that I have taken:

 

[tonilea]

Well yesterday I was letting my dog out and looked out my kitchen window only to see my neighbors doing laundry... this might not sound so strange... but they actually brought the washer outside and were filling it with a hose

Maybe it was leaking and they didn't want to run out of clothes until it was repaired?

 

[Camicar]

Neighbors down the street have a snowblower. When they first moved in, they got in trouble bec they only cleared about 3 feet of their sidewalk, not the entire sidewalk as mandated by city ordinance. Now, they've gone the other way...

Cleared their sidewalk and cleared a path meandering around their yard which included a "stop" at which they put a computer monitor.

Yup, a yard full of snow with a path to nowhere and a computer monitor.

 

[Vivianne]

I have been known to take pictures of my neighbors garbage cans on trash day before.

For some reason my neighbor likes to put his garbage cans as close to my car as he possibly can

In order for me to get into my car I need to move his trash cans.

I've started to take pictures so that I have proof of where he left his garbage if there is ever any doubt about me touching his "stuff".

Here are a couple of pictures that I have taken:

Just curious, is that house in the picture, your property or theirs? It seems to me they resent where you're parking your car for some reason.

 

[sorcerormickey]

I have been known to take pictures of my neighbors garbage cans on trash day before.

For some reason my neighbor likes to put his garbage cans as close to my car as he possibly can

In order for me to get into my car I need to move his trash cans.

I've started to take pictures so that I have proof of where he left his garbage if there is ever any doubt about me touching his "stuff".

Why on Earth would he put his trash cans there?

 

[Cruisin]

Just curious, is that house in the picture, your property or theirs? It seems to me they resent where you're parking your car for some reason.

That is his house in the picture.

Yes they do seem to resent where we are parking our car but here parking on the street is for everyone, not the person whose property it is in front of.

I know that it is not that way in all communities but here street parking is on a first come first serve basis.

Notice that they have a lovely double wide driveway with a large RV parked in it.

No reason for him to put his garbage beside my car. Technically trash is supposed to be placed on the grass not on the street.

Why on Earth would he put his trash cans there?

I have no idea why he would that but it sure was keeping me amused while he was doing it

Right now they have gone south with their big RV

 

[arminnie]

To the people who think it is funny when neighbors use front yard instead of back: if it has been raining a lot we will use our front yard more too. Even though we have a large back yard. Because the back yard is muddier at times and also has more mosquitos. And at the right time of year more pollen (I'm allergic and can spend more time in the front instead of the back).

I don't have a problem with people using their front yard instead of their back - I kind of like it. It's nice to be able to visit with the neighbors. I'll go hello in the front yard, but I would never go in their back yard.

But my neighbors were sitting in the equivalent of an alley. No yard - not even a driveway. Just sitting in their tiny one car garage looking at the alley.

 

[Vivianne]

That is his house in the picture.

Yes they do seem to resent where we are parking our car but here parking on the street is for everyone, not the person whose property it is in front of.

I know that it is not that way in all communities but here street parking is on a first come first serve basis.

Notice that they have a lovely double wide driveway with a large RV parked in it.

No reason for him to put his garbage beside my car. Technically trash is supposed to be placed on the grass not on the street.



I have no idea why he would that but it sure was keeping me amused while he was doing it

Right now they have gone south with their big RV

I understand what you're saying. I think they feel your car is a hindrance to their coming and going from their driveway. On the busy road I live on, on the street parking is not allowed. I think it's a message they're giving you. Otherwise, they could place their trash on the other side of their driveway, we do.

 

[Plantlady]

Our neighbor drives through our yard.

She thinks it's her yard. So, to prove a point, she'll get in her pickup truck, and drive through it.

 

[arminnie]

Our other next door neighbors like to do archery. They shoot at our privacy fence and often overshoot. We find enough arrows in the back that sometimes I wonder if the native americans are attacking.

I'm sure it's not funny to you, but that just made me laugh.

 

[FigmentGuy]

Perhaps the garbage man will not pickup the garbage if it is hidden behind your car. OR the neighbors fear the garbage man wouldnt pick up the trash if it is "hidden"? Just a thought. I still think its kinda funny to see in the pictures. I'd continue to park like you are. hahaha.

 

[romymichelle21]

Our neighbor drives through our yard.

She thinks it's her yard. So, to prove a point, she'll get in her pickup truck, and drive through it.

Wth?

At least you can get her in trouble if it damages your lawn or plastic flamingos

(Or, put a spike strip up next time )

 

[ilisao]

The entire family across the street goes to family at 8:15pm, including the 6 grade son and both parents. Why? Because the father has to get up at 3:30in the morning to go to work.

Now, my husband also gets up at 3:30am for work, and I'll be darned if I'm in bed at 8:15pm. Then agin, so would he, LOL!

 

[tonilea]

Things are quite good now, but we have had a string of rotten neighors.

a. The people who were cooking meth in their shed. I came home from work one day to find the ATF and several other federal and local law enforcement agencies there.

b. The Evil Wench who used to bi... complain about our dogs barking. Usually, because her darn Rot was in our back yard! She even called the police department where my DH works (in another town) to complain. Their house burned down. I didn't do it. I even called 911.

c. One of the dispatchers from the Sheriff's officer where DH worked moved in next door. Apparently, beer was more important that bills. I came home from work one day to find an extension cord from their house to ours. I went to the garage and got the garden shears to cut up the cord, then I realized the extension cord was ours too!

d. Dopers with two Rots. I had to carry a gun to check the mail, so I wouldn't be attacked by the female dog.

and last but not least...
e. The idiot who pulled a gun on DH and tried to do a suicide by cop.

ETA: It sounds like we live in a slum, but we actually live in a very nice neighborhood with mostly older residents.

 

[darlak]

There are 13 houses on my street, but only 3 of us live here full-time. The houses are all waterfront and the rest of the houses are only used as week-end/vacation homes. The house next door to ours belongs to a nice man who lives across town with his wife and 3 kids. The entire family comes down once each spring to clean up and get the house ready for summer.

However, one weekend each month, the man who owns the house arrives with a male friend in his boat. They tie the boat up to our pier (we told them it was fine to tie it there) and lug tons of fishing equipment to the porch of his house. We never see them again until they load the boat back up at the end of the weekend and leave. We see lights on in the house and can sometimes hear romantic music playing, but we never actually see them during the weekend. The boat stays tied up at our pier throughout the weekend.